Tweetminster Daily - March 1 2010

The Tweetminster Daily is a summary of the day’s top political stories and analysis. The summary isn’t curated or editorially controlled, but entirely built using data.

Issue 27 - 01/03/2010 - 17:30

The most shared stories on Twitter around UK Politics in the past 24 hours:

• Blue - Obama Lite (The Spectator)

• Cameron pep talk with no notes and nothing to say (FT)

• Lord Ashcroft reveals he is a non-dom but intends to stay in the Lords (Telegraph).

• Gordon Brown on course to win Election (The Sunday Times)

• Ashcroft is a bigger story than the Tories might like (Channel 4)

• Has Brown bottled this week’s PMQs (ConservativeHome)

• PM: Tories are stoking public’s fear of crime (Sky)

• Nick Clegg answers Twitter and Facebook questions (YouTube)

• The Case For Labour (Tom Harris MP)

• Cameron wears a tie to address the people online (Telegraph)

Daily Sentiment Score: CON -3 (-4) LAB -3 (-4) LDEM +4 (-16)

To find out more about how we calculate sentiment click here.

Posted at Mon, Mar 1st 2010, 17:55
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Tweetminster Daily - February 26 2010

The Tweetminster Daily is a summary of the day’s top political stories and analysis around the main parties. The summary isn’t curated or editorially controlled, but entirely built using data.

Issue 26 - 26/02/2010 - 17:00

Today’s most shared stories on Twitter around UK Politics:

• Labour Officials Smear Samantha Cameron as Lazy
• BBC News Team on “Red Alert” For Election
• Don’t be fooled: GDP was actually revised down
• BBC Announcement is Capitulation to Murdoch
• Tories Stir The Pot on Early Election
• The Tory situation is now verging on critical
• A Ten Point Plan to Put the Tory Campaign back on track

Daily Sentiment Score: CON 12 (+17), LAB 4 (-4), LDEM 17 (+17)

To find out more about how we calculate sentiment click here

Posted at Fri, Feb 26th 2010, 17:46
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Tweetminster Daily - February 24 2010

The Tweetminster Daily is a summary of the day’s top political stories and analysis around the main parties. The summary isn’t curated or editorially controlled, but entirely built using data.

Issue 27 - 24/02/2010 - 18:30 - PMQs

Volume of stories & conversations: 314
Tweets from MPs during PMQs: 69

Most shared links:

1. Kerry’s Guide to PMQs
2. Prime minister’s questions - live (The Guardian)
3. Brown kisses his Darling - almost
4. Quote of the Day (Guido Fawkes)

Most mentioned tweeters:

• @bbclaurak
• @conservatives
• @guidofawkes
• @joswinson
• @sallybercow
• @gregmulholland1

Associated terms:

• Fairness
• Slogan
• Steel

Relevant tweets can be found on Tweetminster Search here.

Posted at Wed, Feb 24th 2010, 19:02
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Tweetminster Daily - February 23 2010

The Tweetminster Daily is a summary of the day’s top political stories and analysis around the main parties. The summary isn’t curated or editorially controlled, but entirely built using data.

Issue 26 - 23/02/2010 - 18:00

Conservatives

Volume of stories & conversations: 197

Most popular links in the last 24 hours:

1. Labour GP defects to Tories
2. Post-Rawnsley YouGov poll has Tory lead at six
3. David Cameron: From central power to people power
4. David Cameron and the mystery £72 billion
5. Cameron overclaims party’s online engagement

Party sentiment score: +2 (Variation in the past 24 hours: +8)

Leader sentiment score: -11 (Variation in the past 24 hours: -7)

Labour

Volume of stories & conversations: 228

Most popular links in the last 24 hours:

1. Labour GP defects to Tories
2. Labour’s accredited networks will spread excellence across our state schools in four key ways
3. Labour announces strategy to transform cancer care
4. Gordon Brown ‘very upset’ about claims he is a bully, says Ed Balls
5. How Gordon Brown’s problems are being reported in Taiwan

Party sentiment score: +7 (24 hour variation: +7)

Leader sentiment score: +4 (24 hour variation: +11)

Liberal Democrats

Volume of stories & conversations: 42

Most popular links in the last 24 hours:

1. Liberal Democrats not anti-banker party, says Cable
2. IMF study backs Liberal Democrat position says Cable
3. Lib Dems announce respite plan for one million carers
4. A Cameron-Clegg government
5. Calls to clear up Number 10 bullying claims

Party sentiment score: -4 (24 hour variation: -4)

Leader sentiment score: 0 (24 hour variation: -12)

Posted at Tue, Feb 23rd 2010, 18:43
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